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The Enchanting Verses International
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Issue-XIV November 2011
The Enchanting Verses International
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Issue-XIV November 2011
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Issue-XIV dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney was born at Penshurst Place, Kent, eldest son of Sir Henry Sidney. He entered Shrewsbury School in 1564 on the same day as Fulke Greville, his friend and biographer. After attending Christ Church, Oxford (1568-72), he travelled in Europe where for three years he perfected his knowledge of Latin, French and Italian. In 1577, aged twenty-two, he was sent as ambassador to the German Emperor and the Prince of Orange.
His strong Protestant sympathies made him advise Elizabeth I in a private letter (1579) against marrying the Duke of Anjou, Roman Catholic heir to the French throne. He was knighted in 1583 and became Member of Parliament for Kent in 1581 and 1584-85. In 1585 he was appointed joint master of the ordnance, the office in charge of the country's military supplies.
A patron of scholars, his wide range of interests accounted for the dedication to him of over forty works of various disciplines. The best-known poet to enjoy his patronage was Spenser who dedicated his Shepherd's Calendar to him. Avoiding commercialism, he did not publish his works in his lifetime. He was fighting against the Spaniards in the Netherlands when he received a wound which eventually killed him at the age of thirty-two. All England mourned this courtier and statesman who had embodied the Elizabethan ideal of virtue.
His strong Protestant sympathies made him advise Elizabeth I in a private letter (1579) against marrying the Duke of Anjou, Roman Catholic heir to the French throne. He was knighted in 1583 and became Member of Parliament for Kent in 1581 and 1584-85. In 1585 he was appointed joint master of the ordnance, the office in charge of the country's military supplies.
A patron of scholars, his wide range of interests accounted for the dedication to him of over forty works of various disciplines. The best-known poet to enjoy his patronage was Spenser who dedicated his Shepherd's Calendar to him. Avoiding commercialism, he did not publish his works in his lifetime. He was fighting against the Spaniards in the Netherlands when he received a wound which eventually killed him at the age of thirty-two. All England mourned this courtier and statesman who had embodied the Elizabethan ideal of virtue.
Contents
Enchanting Poet Award Winner
Jayanta Mahapatra
Pages: 4-5
Pages: 4-5
Editor's Choice
Kishwar Naheed
Pages: 6-8
Pages: 6-8
Featured Poets
Vesna Acevski Pages: 9-10
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Zohra Saed Pages: 11-12
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Other Poems
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Wendy Mary Lister Pages: 13
Nicolette M. van der Walt Pages: 14 Vijaya Kandpal Pages: 15 Michael Estabrook Pages: 16 Mihir Vatsa Pages: 17 Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah Pages: 18 Peter Branson Pages: 19 Michael Lee Johnson Pages: 20 Carl Scharwath Pages: 21 Mihir Chitre Pages: 22 Sudeep Singh Rawat Pages: 23 |
Shreya Chatterjee Pages: 24
Mandira Ghosh Pages: 25 Mamta Agarwal Pages: 26 Walter Keyombe Muzembi Pages: 27 Haris Chand Adhikari Pages: 28 Dory Pamatmat Maganito Pages: 29 Chaandreyi Mukherjee Pages: 30 Hans Albert Lewis Pages: 31 Benjameno Ĉarlo Kraŭs Pages: 32 Dr. Krishna P. Chakravorty Pages: 33 Terry Sanville Pages: 34-35 |
Book Reviews
The Complete Poems by Chiu Pin Page: 36
'Sorting Things Out' by Charles Harper Pages:37-38
Review of “Nature At My Door Step” by Latha Prem Page: 39
'Sorting Things Out' by Charles Harper Pages:37-38
Review of “Nature At My Door Step” by Latha Prem Page: 39
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